A Night at the Witch’s Cottage, chapter 3/6
A Night at the Witch’s Cottage, chapter 3/6
Pairing: FitzSimmons
Rated M, 13100 words (as of now)
Summary: It’s a dark and stormy night. On a deserted country road, Leo Fitz’s old car breaks down, leaving him alone and without cellphone reception on the side of the road. In a nearby village, this is the perfect night for Jemma to practice her witchcraft in peace. They might have never met if fate, in the form of a very insistent crow, hadn’t decided otherwise.
A Witch!Jemma AU set in beautiful Scotland.
A big thank you to @libbyweasley for being a fantastic beta as always <3
"Yes, I see... No, I understand, I'm sure you've done your best. I'll tell him and call you back to tell you... Bye Mack, talk to you soon."
Jemma hung up the phone, a small smile on her lips. At least something was finally going her way. Since what had happened in the forest the previous day, Jemma had been racking her brain for a way to make Fitz stay longer without him getting suspicious about it. There were magical solutions of course, like simply making him sleep until she found a way to break the curse, but Jemma didn't like the idea of using magic on him. Not to trick him anyway. And he was brilliant and interesting, it would be a shame to have him in her home and not talk to him. And however cute he looked sleeping, she was pretty sure she would get bored at some point.
But Mack had actually solved her problem for her. Due to Fitz's car being so old, the part Mack had to replace was hard to find and would take at best a week to get here from Russia. Jemma had no doubt that given the proper tools and materials, Fitz could probably make it himself or find a way around it but, fortunately, that wasn't the case.
"Hey, was that your mechanic friend?"
Jemma startled as Fitz entered the room behind her. He could be awfully quiet when he wanted to.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I heard you say Mack and something about a car so I—"
"Yeah, that was him," Jemma cut him off, turning around to face him, affecting a contrite expression despite her instinct to smile at his lovely fresh, out of the shower look with his skin a little flushed, eyes bright and hair extra curly.
"Doesn't look like a good news," he said with a light chuckle.
"Ah no, you were right about what part is the problem and how old you car is."
"Mack says he can order it but it'll take a week to get here."
"Ah well... guess it could have been worse," he said, worrying his lips distractingly before putting his hands on his hips as he started pacing. It was a mystery that someone with such nervous energy was such a gentle sleeper. She'd pretended to have to sleep in his room the previous night to watch over him because of his head injury. That excuse wouldn't be believable another night but, at least, that was one night she didn't have to worry about him falling off his bed and breaking his skull.
Jemma took his arm and gently pulled him to sit on the couch, discreetly casting a comfort spell on it. Along with the cold, rainy weather, having him feel extra comfortable on the couch would certainly help convince him that there was no place better than her house.
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